Health Professions at Towson University

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Towson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a total student population of 21,917. In 2021, 681 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from Towson.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Towson Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Towson

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Towson does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Towson Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Towson compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Towson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	221
	241
Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	255
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools	549

In 2021, 228 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Towson. This makes it the #136 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #468 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Towson

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Towson University.

Towson Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 681 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Towson, about 16% were men and 84% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Towson are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Towson University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	60
Black or African American	155
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	361
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

Towson Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 228 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Towson, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Towson, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Towson University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	161
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Towson also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Towson University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	333
Health Sciences & Services	164
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	157
Communication Sciences	124
Health & Medical Administrative Services	106
Allied Health Professions	45
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	5

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Registered Nurses	54,080	$76,820
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	38,670	$62,680
Nursing Assistants	27,980	$31,310
Personal Care Aides	19,580	$26,910
Managers	14,450	$122,050

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.